Braces

OrthopaedicsandTrauma.com have a high quality knee brace for your patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury or repair, posterior cruciate ligament injury or repair, medial and lateral collateral ligament injury and knee braces for a combination of any of these knee injuries. DonJoy® bring you a unique combination of patented innovation to improve comfort but protect at the same time.

In the following Online Catalogue OrthopaedicsandTrauma.com help you to choose and size carefully for your patients. Your patients should be told why for them you will be recommending an ACL Brace (Beynnon BD, Pope MH, Wertheimer CM, Johnson RJ, Fleming BC, Nichols CE, Howe JG. The effect of functional knee-braces on strain on the anterior cruciate ligament in vivo. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1992 Oct;74(9):1298-312.) or you may not recommend an ACL brace for example over a simple neoprene sleeve (Birmingham TB, Bryant DM, Giffin JR, Litchfield RB, Kramer JF, Donner A, Fowler PJ. A randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of functional knee brace and neoprene sleeve use after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):648-55..).

Remember when comparing prices at OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.com VAT is not added to the prices of these knee braces but a smaller shipping charge is.....

Do not forget to improve the quality of your patient's experience with these must have accessories for any brace.

OrthopaedicsandTrauma.com have a high quality knee brace for your patients with acute anterior cruciate ligament injury, acute posterior cruciate ligament injury, acute medial and lateral collateral ligament injury, quadriceps tendon injury or rupture and a knee brace for acute patella dislocation. Read on for the latest thinking in acute injury management.

Many patients who have presented late with meniscal tear and cartilage damage or those who have developed grade 4 osteoarthritis do not yet suffer enough pain or loss of ADL to warrant knee arthroplasty. However, you want to help them maintain a quality of life for as long as possible before knee replacement surgery is necessary.

An off loading brace can be particularly useful especially if you provide patients with the advice on how to get the most from their Donjoy braces. A recent review published the advice that: "There is evidence that physical supports can offer some benefit; however, considerable expert advice is required before use, and correct usage over the long term needs to be monitored." (Zhang W, Moskowitz RW, Nuki G, Abramson S, Altman RD, Arden N, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Brandt KD, Croft P, Doherty M, Dougados M, Hochberg M, Hunter DJ, Kwoh K, Lohmander LS, Tugwell P. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Feb;16(2):137-62. ).
Read on for the advice you need to give patients....

OrthopaedicsandTrauma.com have a high quality knee brace for your patients with anterior knee pain, patella dislocation and patella maltracking.

We have the widest range of high quality and comfortable leg braces for your patients following injury or surgery.

OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.com recommend the Aircast Walkers for severe ankle sprains over double-layer tubular compression. The evidence for this comes from the paper Lamb SE et al. Mechanical supports for acute, severe ankle sprain: a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial Lancet. 2009 Feb 14;373(9663):575-81.

Have a look at some of the advice on these pages. The next time you spot one in your clinic and have 5 minutes try out an XP Walker yourself to see how comfortable they are before you prescribe and fit one for your next patient.

The Maxtrax® range of walkers is for the very small and the very large foot as there is an XS and an XL for your very small patients and very large patients.

We probably have more advice on these pages from respected colleagues who regularly prescribe an ankle brace from DonJoy® for ankle injuries than any of the other OrthopaedicsandTrauma.com pages. This advice is for you to benefit your patients.

Remember when comparing prices between OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.com and other secure online sites, VAT is not added to the prices of these ankle supports and ankle braces but a smaller shipping charge is.....

Patients do not want to ruin a pair of running shoes in order to get about after surgery. Think of ordering one of these post op shoes when you adivse them of the surgical option for their condition. DonJoy® offer you the latest technologies for protection and rehabilitation at the same time.

Read on to learn about the latest thinking about how to brace broken collar bones and acute shoulder dislocations. We have a shoulder braces, shoulder immobilisers and shoulder supports for most shoulder injuries or shoulder operations. In addition we have elbow braces and elbow supports to immobilise elbows for short periods after injury and surgery.

Elbow surgery is never straight forward as the elbow joint is so unforgiving of injury. DonJoy® have put a great deal of effort into designing elbow braces for many conditions.

Whether the wrist splint is for prophylaxis or treatment of wrist injuries OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.com have a wide range of wrist braces and wrist supports.

OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.co.uk sell more wrist supports and wrist splints for Carpal Tunnel Symptoms.than any other condition. Many patients ask for two wrist splints, one for sleeping in and one for daytime use. Give your patient this web address and those patients who know their wrist brace size, thanks to your diligent efforts, can order replacements themselves.

Be reassured that when buying a wrist brace for patients with wrist pain or wrist injuries you are purchasing a wrist support of the highest standard of manufacture for your patient. Even though the prices of the OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.com wrist braces are below those seen in high street chemists the quality is frequently higher.

Have a look at the wide range of wrist braces on offer to your patient. Remember at OrthopaedicsAndTrauma.com VAT is not added to the prices of these wrist braces and supports when comparing prices on other online shops.....

Osteoarthritis of the carpometacalpal joint of the thumb is common. Most patients will thank you for help with conservative advice such as an injection and a splint rather than rushing to operate. Especially with all the MRSA and MSSA infections in the NHS.

Finger injuries are commonly badly managed. The advice on these pages is useful for plastic and orthopaedic hand surgeons alike.

If you have ever worn one of these braces for a day yourself you will understand why some patients find a significant improvement in their quality of working life with one on while they have an exacerbation of pain and are undergoing treatment to manage the effects of pain and muscle spasm.